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Howie Roseman threw out the first pitch before the Phillies faced the Braves. Here’s how he did.

The Eagles general manager did the honors on the anniversary of one of the worst first pitches in MLB history.

Eagles GM Howie Roseman throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Atlanta Braves played the Phillies on Tuesday night.
Eagles GM Howie Roseman throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Atlanta Braves played the Phillies on Tuesday night.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

Sure, Howie Roseman knows a thing — or two — about building a Super Bowl team and finding the right food spots in the city. But could the architect of two championship teams find home plate on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park?

Before the Phillies began their six-game homestand with a series against their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves, the Eagles general manager threw out the ceremonial first pitch. It happened to be take place on the anniversary of one of the worst first pitches in baseball history.

In 2014, Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, approached the mound at Citi Field and delivered a ball that never quite found its way to home plate. The New York-raised rapper missed the mitt by more than just a lil bit — and over a decade later, we still have at least 21 questions for the Mets fan. Like, were you in da club the night before? Let us know.

But Roseman appeared to have a little more hustler’s ambition than 50 Cent when it came to throwing out the first pitch, throwing a strike over home plate. He joined Saquon Barkley, Brandon Graham, Dallas Goedert, A.J. Brown, and Nick Sirianni as members of the Super Bowl championship team to have thrown out the first pitch at a Phillies game.

All Roseman had to do was throw a straight ball and he already would have done a better job than both 50 Cent and Eagles tight end Goedert. And he did exactly that.

The two-time Super Bowl champion GM was joined by Guy Gaudreau, on behalf of the Gaudreau family. He threw a ceremonial first pitch in honor of the inaugural Gaudreau Family 5K taking place on Saturday in South Jersey.

It has been about nine months since former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed by an alleged drunk driver while riding bikes near their family’s home in Salem County.